Nuggets end skid by beating Mavericks 115-110

Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki (41) holds the ball away from Denver Nuggets center J.J. Hickson (7) in the second quarter of an NBA game in Denver on Wednesday, March 5, 2014.(AP Photo/Joe Mahoney)

Kenneth Faried, Randy Foye and J.J. Hickson added 16 points apiece for the Nuggets, who have won all three meetings this season against Dallas. Hickson scored 12 of his points in the fourth quarter to help hold off the Mavericks, who play the Nuggets a final time this season in two weeks in Dallas.

Dirk Nowitzki had 27 points to lead the Mavericks, who lost their third in a row. It's their first three-game losing streak of the season.